VOL. XLV

No 41

14-October-2002

The Political Scene

The US Congress has passed a resolution authorizing President George W Bush to go to war to rid Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction. The French, however, continue to resist US efforts to persuade the UN Security Council to pass a similarly threatening, all-embracing single resolution. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has suggested that Iraqi use of chemical or biological weapons in terrorist assaults is more likely in the event of any...